Chapter 4 Vocabulary

local variable
a variable declared within a method declaration

pass-by-value
the value of the argument is assigned to the corresponding parameter

call-by-value
synonym for pass-by-value

method composition
using a method that returns a value as an argument to another method

mutator
a method that changes a property of an object

accessor
method that returns a property of an an object

overloaded method
a method that has the same name as another method in the same class

service provider
a class that provides some type of service

controller
a class that manages other classes and objects in a program

top-down development
- develop controller class first

bottom-up development
- develop service classes first

stub
- a method that doesn't contain statements to perform a real function